The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-15
bring the murderer to this city to save
him from lynching.


MINDEN, La, Dec. 10.-The body Of
Andrew Edwards, colored, who lived
in the western part of this parish, was
found yesterday in the woods, hanging
by the neck from the limb Of tree.
Edwards had been missing for several
days. Nothing is known as to the per-
petrators of the deed.
BAD ENDING OLA TURKEY HUNT.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 12.-lnformatio
has just been received here of a dis
tressing tragedy, resulting in the
death of two hunters in the Wilds of
Ozark county, in the southern part OF
this city, on Saturday last. The VIC
Tins were w. III. Grinter, a well known
stockman of Muncil, Kas., and w. H.
Roqua, prominent and wealthy citi-
zen of Fort Scott, KaS. The two men
were each members of two separate
parties of hunters who had met in the
country and who had become quite
friendly. On Saturday afternoon the
Grinter party set out for wild turkey,
w. II. Grinter having the turkey bone.
The Roqua party were also out, al
though this was not known to Grinter.
GTinter made call with the
bone, which Roqua mistook
for a turkey, and seeing a
portion of Grinter's head fired a
load of buckshot into his head. Grim
Icrp surprising eildI IL Was uOuS pUI-
.PaaakE. became enraged and returned
the fire, killing Roqua Instantly.
Grinter fingered a half an hour and
then died. The remains of Roqua
were shipped to- his family in Fort
| Scott and Grinter's body was brought
to Wyandotte.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-Fire last
evening destroyed st. Mary's chapel
| nd hEa "a
hospital was saved. The loss on the
buildings will not exceed $4,000, but
many valuable relics preserved in the
chapel were destroyed. Among them
is supposed to be the only Gobelin tap
estry in America, representation of
Lake Tiberias shortly after the resur-
rection. This work of art is valued at
So 900, was brought to Boston from
Europe, and subsequently came into
the possession of Rev. Father Hugh
Gallagher, of San Francisco, who pre-
sented it short time before his death
to the sisters attached to st. Mary's
hospital.
CAUGHT AT LAST.
GARDEN CITY, Kas., Dec. 12.-Word
| has just reached here from Leoti,
Wichita county, that a man named
| Allen, who was implicated in the kill
ing of Raines and Coulter at Coronado
|
evaded arrest, was captured at Wal
lace last Friday morning and taken to
Leoti. On Saturday night an attempt
was made by mob to take the priS-
oner away from the officers, which was
successfully resisted by Sheriff Edwards
and three deputies. About thirty
shots were exchanged between the
officers and the mob. No one is known
to have been hurt. although blood was
| fnund around the iaiI UharQ the ShOOt-
ing occurred. Allen is still kept at
Leoti. No one knows whether the at
/ tempt was in the nature of a rescue OF
a lynching.
NIGER IN THE WOOD PILE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Heavy depre-
citation in Kansas 81 Texas securities
has caused a number of security hold
ers to take steps toward making an in
Vestigation of the road in order to as
certain the cause of the decline in
stocks and bonds, quotations of
which show decrease in value of over
$50, 900 in the last few months. No or
ganiZation has as yet been formed, but
one is now in progress, and it is under
stood Ellery will be retained to take
legal measures.
BOOT AND SHOE ESTABLISHMENT
BURNED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Fire tonight de-
stroyed the wholesale boot and shoe
establishment of Phelps, Dodge &
Palmer, at the corner of Adams street
and Fifth avenue. The building was
owned by Z. II. Sheldon, and was val
ued at 500, 900. The loss on stock was
almost total. The insurance on stock
was about $500,O00.
A FIERY GRAVE.
HURON, OAK, December 13.-Neal
Washington at about / O'Clock Satur.
day morning Mrs. Harris and heI
husband were awakened by fire and
smoke and found their house was or
fire below. All of them were in the
upper story, which was in one room
The father tried to get down the stair
way but was driven back by the flames
when he went through the window tC
the ground below. Calling the others
to throw out the children for him tC
save. The youngest was thrown out
by it's mother and Harris caught it
Hare, Mrs Harris brother, who was
living with them, did not stop to aiC
his sister, but followed Harris to the
ground and so did Harris largest boy
Before the mother could toss another
child the building had fallen, burying
her and six children in a fiery grave
One or two walls from the burning
and all was over with them. Before
help came all who were saved were
seriously injured by the cold, the
mercury being down to twelve degrees
below zero and the wind blowing hard
Sunday morning, when the remains
were taken from the ash heap, theil
heads were burned off, the feet severed
from the legs and the legs burned from
the bodies. 1t is not known how the firC
started.
HARPER'S ASSISTANT ON TRIAL.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 13.-The trial O.
| BENJAMIN E. Hopkins. late assistant
cashier of the Fidelity National bank
began this morning in the United
States court, Judge Sage presiding
alone. The court passed upon tht
demurrers, which had been argued anC
struck out six of the forty or fifty
counts, which cover practically thu
same acts. The Indictment as re
mains was stated in substance to thu
defendant to be a charge of mis-
application of the funds of thu
Fidelity National bank and of making
false entries in the books of the bank
To this the defendant pleaded no
guilty. The jurors summoned werC
then called and sworn to answe
questions touching their fitness Il
serve on this trial. The slow process
of their examination then began.
The selection of a jury was accom-
plished and the jury sworn in befor
the noon adjournment. Nearly all tn
jurors are farmers from the southern
and western part of the state. Nom
are from Hamilton county.
AN EARLY FIRE.
: NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-A fire brok
out early this morning in seven stOr
iron front building, No. 1853 Gree
street. 1t occurred on the fourth stor
which with the fifth, sixth and sevent
Z are occupied by Hayes & Panle
dress trimmings and braids. Thei
: loss is about $50, 900. Schareston
Z Brothers. agents for Emil Huber I
Q Co. of Paris, manufacturers of sill
: pushes, occupy the first story. Thei
!. damages by water is placed at $15, 0O'
e The second and third stories are occJ
s pied by S. Hirsch & sons seal Skin
and dealers in raw and dressed fur
Their loss by water is about S20, OK
e with insurance of S25, 900. Messl
+ Steidecke and Ernsheimer own tt
# building which is damaged$5, 900.